Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and Americanas (OTCMKTS:BZWHF) Financial Contrast

Americanas (OTCMKTS:BZWHF) and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Americanas and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americanas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	9.13%	13.43%	8.56%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.0% of Americanas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Americanas and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americanas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	0	4	13	0	2.76

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has a consensus target price of $109.47, indicating a potential upside of 47.39%. Given Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is more favorable than Americanas.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Americanas and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americanas	N/A	N/A	N/A	($1.01)	-26.29
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	$2.65 billion	1.69	$240.60 million	$4.05	18.34

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Americanas. Americanas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet beats Americanas on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the retail of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. It offers overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars. The company’s products include housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, electronics and toys. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings was founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Oliver Rosenberg and Harry Coverman on July 29, 1982, and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.